Every time you make a major life decision, a New You is born in a parallel universe. This alter ego lives his or her life based on the decision you didn’t make. Unless you’re a game show host, you probably make thousands of decisions every day. That means that you have countless alternate selves roaming around parallel universes. Luckily, these alter egos share your taste in food and clothing, which makes exchanging gifts hassle free.
Individuals from parallel universes sometimes end up surpassing their prototypes on Earth, succeeding beyond their wildest dreams. That’s because some earthlings are stuck in states of perpetual potential and tend to end every sentence as a question. But don’t be fooled into thinking that actualized people, either on Earth or in different universes, are perfect. Even if one of them attains 96–98 percent of his or her potential, an actualized soul might struggle with character flaws such as selfishness and splitting infinitives.
Membership in these alternate universes has its privileges and responsibilities. Occasionally, actualized souls are summoned to help their struggling counterparts on Earth. During these missions, they are allowed to alter rules of nature. Using magic is a lot of fun, but it has side effects like sudden weight gain in unexpected places, such as in bowling alleys.
You are about to meet Danny and Jennifer Taos, a challenged couple who had a rare chance to see what life would be like if they followed one of those parallel tracks instead of sticking to life-limiting decisions.
Some of what you’re about to read in these next few blogs may appear to be as disconnected from reality as a Spanish soap opera, so prepare to suspend your disbelief, and come along on a magic ride where Danny and Jennifer come into contact with mentors who offer them friendship, life-transforming guidance, and, of course, a chance to have their power tools engraved.
I hope you take this story to heart and allow it to help you make your life work better for you. You have all the resources you need to turn your life into all that it was meant to be and all that you want it to be. Enjoy the journey and the destination. Have fun with the new way you’ll look at your past and the compelling way you will envision your future.
Choose your locations, your scripts, and your costars well. Then make the film of your life, the best one possible for you.
CHAPTER ONE
Parallel Universe, Alternate Los Angeles
June 28, 1997, 12:53 p.m.
He was born at a very advanced age. Thirty-six, to be exact. One moment, he was a nonentity minding his own nonexistent business, and then he was transformed into a living, breathing, utilities-paying human being. In the blink of an eye, he suddenly found himself with form, substance, and many years’ worth of memories from someone else’s life.
Being unfamiliar with living, talking, or color coordination, he acted according to programmed instincts and stored responses. Why he existed was a great mystery. All he knew was that he had a burning desire to direct a movie, even though his current chronological age was about the length of a movie trailer.
He looked up and realized he wasn’t alone. A beautiful woman hugged and kissed him, and called him Danny. She expressed her unreserved support for his decision to tough it out financially and direct another movie. She told him she loved him.
Danny told her he loved her too, and held her body against his. Danny called her Jennifer. He must have selected the correct name since she didn’t pursue him with a blunt object or threaten to find a divorce lawyer.
Unbeknownst to Danny, Jennifer had also been born recently. Jennifer was operating on autopilot, and felt an overwhelming love for the guy whom she referred to as Danny. She also had a powerful desire to complete a CD.
“I’m going to call Eric,” Danny said. “We’ll make a new movie even if it has to be commercial.”
“I’m so proud of you, Danny,” Jennifer said, planting a kiss on her husband’s forehead. “You can tell that creep in San Diego you don’t want his job.”
“Why do you think Victor’s a creep?” Danny asked.
“He spoke so loudly on the phone, I could hear both ends of the conversation. It sounded like he had a cigar hanging out of his mouth while he was talking.”
“So much for my privacy. Now, how about you? Are you going to finish your CD?”
“Absolutely,” Jennifer said. “Danny … ”
“Yes,” Danny said.
“I don’t know where this is coming from, but I feel like there’s another couple exactly like us somewhere in the universe,” Jennifer said.
“Interesting idea,” Danny said. “If they are just like us, then they must be pretty happy.”
“That’s for sure,” Jennifer said.
They hugged and went to their respective phones to take the next steps in their lives.
(To be continued)
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Ben Goldfarb is the author of Take Two: Nostalgic Futures (www.nostalgicfutures.com) and Take Two: Directing Your Life for a Change. The books are available at Dani Books in Israel (www.danibook.com) or on Amazon. He also runs a coaching practice (www.pdshiftcoaching.com). You can reach him at ben@pdshiftcoaching.com or at 972-(2)-641-6673.
© Copyright 2010 by Ben Goldfarb
